@ThunderChicken Ooh! That sounds good. I didn’t know there was such a thing. I usually buy my egg nog and plenty of good bourbon/scotch separately. I’ll have to check out my local spirits purveyor.
I used to buy Evan Williams back when I couldn’t afford name whiskey such as Wild Turkey or Cutty Sark. Thought the EW was decent for its price.
@phendrick Yes, EW is great considering the price. The 1783 could easily command twice the price. If you want to try the egg nog, shop now. It sells out early.
In the cookbook,the author quotes Mark Twain, I’ll paraphrase… Too much of anything is bad. Too much whiskey is just right. Enjoy.
Replacing some of the rum with Burboun, wiskey, brandy or peach brandy is a good thing.
@phendrick@stolicat@ThunderChicken
WOW… that’s a lot less involved than the recipe in MY (1970’s) copy of Joy of Cooking. I’m at work now, but will try to remember to post a pic/copy of the recipe when I get home (It’s easy to see that it is a ‘favorite’ as indicated by the copious spots/stains on the page!)
@RiotDemon
Our routine was champagne/mimosas/bellinis. It was the first thing we ‘opened’ each Christmas while the kids did a ‘treasure hunt’ thru the house looking for a present by following written clues (the first clue was tucked into their stocking.)
My Uncle Leo used to make me highballs every Christmas. Until I got wasted one year. I think I was 16. Maybe 15. Boy was my dad mad at me for not stopping sooner!
Nowadays, I like russian caravan tea for Christmas.
@ThunderChicken Nah. A whole bunch of families who were friends always got together after Midnight Mass and went to each others houses to celebrate. Dad never got upset until the year (15? 16?) he realized I was almost old enough to date and I liked drinking. That ended it for me. I think it was the possibilities of how easy I would be if someone offered me a drink. He didn’t like it when his girls started dating. Turns out I didn’t actually date until the year before I graduated college.
@tweezak Me too! I used to work at a grocery store 20 years ago and would always “find” broken cartons of vanilla eggnog. So I did whatever any self-respecting grocery store worker did and drank the eggnog so it wouldn’t get the garbage bins all messy.
eggnog, but it’s kind of like candy corn to me in that one serving is enough for the year. (but i like eggnog better than candy corn.) also, just the kind from the carton, please. nothing homemade or with alcohol.
@goldnectar
I make mine with CatDaddy spiced moonshine and Fever Tree Ginger Beer. Or Bundaberg Cinnamon Spiced Ginger Beer if Costco has it.
/image CatDaddy Moonshine
Oberweis egg nog for commercially available.
Aldi’s bottled white wine egg nog for low alcohol
Evan Williams nog was good but its been years since I found it in a store so not certain.
Bailey’s Chocolate Cherry Irish Creme is awesome on chocolate custard from Culvers
The Aldi Gluhwein and mulled apple or cherry Christkindl wines are also very tasty.
Weird. The picture (and mine) say “14.75% ABV” right next to “29.5 proof”. I always thought that “proof” was always twice ABV, by definition. e.g. “80 proof” = 40% ABV. Any captains to clarify?
I’m behind on it, but I’m working my way through the Costco brewer’s advent calendar. I’m only up to the second beer though, so I guess I’d better have at least a second tonight
Warm spiced apple cider
@katbyter That should be an option.
Hot cocoa with marshmallows
@katbyter Isn’t that more a winter drink than a holiday one?
@hchavers @katbyter
you forgot the peppermint schnapps…
@chienfou Or butterscotch schnapps.
@katbyter or bourbon or brandy
@katbyter @rtjhnstn well now I want to dump some whiskey into a “expired” cocoa packet if I still have one.
How has this never happened before?
Maybe it was attempted once and we all blacked out
@iluvmingos
I usually save that to add to the Bailey’s for “Buttery Nipples”
Mulled cider! Apple or cranberry! Mmmmmmmmmm…
Bloody Mary. Always Bloody Mary.
Coquito! The Puerto Rican holiday mix of rum and coconut cream.
Same as the rest of the year…
Coffee, black.
@ThunderChicken Ooh! That sounds good. I didn’t know there was such a thing. I usually buy my egg nog and plenty of good bourbon/scotch separately. I’ll have to check out my local spirits purveyor.
I used to buy Evan Williams back when I couldn’t afford name whiskey such as Wild Turkey or Cutty Sark. Thought the EW was decent for its price.
@phendrick @ThunderChicken
for the REAL eggnog experience, find a copy of Joy of Cooking… that shit is good!
@phendrick Yes, EW is great considering the price. The 1783 could easily command twice the price. If you want to try the egg nog, shop now. It sells out early.
I want to try Winter Jack this year.
@chienfou @phendrick @ThunderChicken Even without the alcohol, but it is very rich. I have not made it for a number of years.
@phendrick Last year I was too late for the EW egg nog and bought Pennsylvania Dutch instead. I’d buy it again.
This year I may also try:
@chienfou @phendrick @ThunderChicken
https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/eggnog-from-joy-of-cooking-51432751
@phendrick @stolicat @ThunderChicken
WOW… that’s a lot less involved than the recipe in MY (1970’s) copy of Joy of Cooking. I’m at work now, but will try to remember to post a pic/copy of the recipe when I get home (It’s easy to see that it is a ‘favorite’ as indicated by the copious spots/stains on the page!)
@phendrick @ThunderChicken that looks yummy
@phendrick @stolicat @ThunderChicken @kerryzero
as promised, here is the JoC recipe from the May 1975 edition:
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@chienfou @kerryzero @phendrick @stolicat A well-used cookbook. My wife had that one.
@chienfou @phendrick @stolicat @ThunderChicken that is awesome, think my Mom had one too. The best cookbooks are the ones that are all marked up like that, I love it!
POPSOCKETS! ROAD ROCKETS! SONNY CROCKETT! AWESOME!
@kerryzero @phendrick @stolicat @ThunderChicken
yep, there are a few places that the book just falls open to, and as you can see a couple of sections are now “loose leaf”…
@kerryzero @phendrick @stolicat @ThunderChicken
our copy of Carla Emory’s Encyclopedia of Country Living is more than a bit tattered as well…
All of the above and probably most of the things ppl add below.
@baqui63 I came here to say just that… in fact, I did below, then deleted it when I saw this post.
A little of each, with a serious attempt to not have too much.
/youtube one bourbon…
Mulled wine, wassail, or Begg Nog.
@PocketBrain Are you vegan by chance?
Hot chocolate with marshmallows as noted above. Or diet Polar Orange Dry.
Cinnamon Coke is back this year. I swore off sugared drinks in the meantime, but I’d make an exception if I could find it at a decent price.
Just gin and tonics now. But it used to be a holiday thing for some reason.
Bailey’s. It was normal to have a small glass opening presents on Christmas morning. Who cares that it was before noon?
@RiotDemon
Our routine was champagne/mimosas/bellinis. It was the first thing we ‘opened’ each Christmas while the kids did a ‘treasure hunt’ thru the house looking for a present by following written clues (the first clue was tucked into their stocking.)
@chienfou @RiotDemon
LPR Alert
/image baileys chocolate cherry
@mike808 @RiotDemon
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@mike808 Yum.
@chienfou @mike808 @RiotDemon Yeah, whut? License Plate Reader?
And I want some of that Bailey’s, yum.
Hot chocolate!
My Uncle Leo used to make me highballs every Christmas. Until I got wasted one year. I think I was 16. Maybe 15. Boy was my dad mad at me for not stopping sooner!
Nowadays, I like russian caravan tea for Christmas.
@AuntMean67 Wasn’t he mad at Uncle Leo?
@ThunderChicken Nah. A whole bunch of families who were friends always got together after Midnight Mass and went to each others houses to celebrate. Dad never got upset until the year (15? 16?) he realized I was almost old enough to date and I liked drinking. That ended it for me. I think it was the possibilities of how easy I would be if someone offered me a drink. He didn’t like it when his girls started dating. Turns out I didn’t actually date until the year before I graduated college.
I just like a good eggnog. I can empty a half gallon in one trip to the fridge. I have zero self control when it comes to eggnog.
@tweezak Me too! I used to work at a grocery store 20 years ago and would always “find” broken cartons of vanilla eggnog. So I did whatever any self-respecting grocery store worker did and drank the eggnog so it wouldn’t get the garbage bins all messy.
@tweezak @zinimusprime I would drink egg nog all year long if it was available. Of course, nothing except laziness stops me from making my own.
@zinimusprime That’s true Christmas spirit!
@ThunderChicken @zinimusprime I suspect my wife would stop me from making it all year. She already gives me crap for being too fat.
Hot Cocoa:
2 cups powdered sugar
1 cup cocoa (Dutch-process preferred)
2 1/2 cups powdered milk
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
Fill mug half full with mix, add hot water.
@rtjhnstn I’m trying this tonight
Tom & Jerry, or homemade eggnog. Fresh grated nutmeg in the eggnog, of course.
The answer is always Bourbon. We can have Old Fashions with it during the day, or straight up.
@Oldelvis break out the Gentleman Jack please!
A slippery slide through a muddy chicken coop: 1 shot each Bailey’s, Kailua, and vodka and top off with eggnog.
@kittykat9180
owning chickens, I can all too well picture where the name comes from!
a nice bourbon with three ice cubes.
Yes! Drink! Holidays!
eggnog, but it’s kind of like candy corn to me in that one serving is enough for the year. (but i like eggnog better than candy corn.) also, just the kind from the carton, please. nothing homemade or with alcohol.
Eggnog with ice and a couple shots oh captain. Gotta go buy both
Although likely not a holiday drink, I enjoy a Moscow Mule.
@goldnectar
I make mine with CatDaddy spiced moonshine and Fever Tree Ginger Beer. Or Bundaberg Cinnamon Spiced Ginger Beer if Costco has it.
/image CatDaddy Moonshine
Oberweis egg nog for commercially available.
Aldi’s bottled white wine egg nog for low alcohol
Evan Williams nog was good but its been years since I found it in a store so not certain.
Bailey’s Chocolate Cherry Irish Creme is awesome on chocolate custard from Culvers
The Aldi Gluhwein and mulled apple or cherry Christkindl wines are also very tasty.
POPSOCKETS! COURT DOCKETS! FOLK ROCK HITS! AWESOME!
Kirkland Egg Nog. 17% (34 proof).
Freakin’ delicious, and gets the job done for bonus points.
/image kirkland egg nog
Weird. The picture (and mine) say “14.75% ABV” right next to “29.5 proof”. I always thought that “proof” was always twice ABV, by definition. e.g. “80 proof” = 40% ABV. Any captains to clarify?
I’m behind on it, but I’m working my way through the Costco brewer’s advent calendar. I’m only up to the second beer though, so I guess I’d better have at least a second tonight
@guyfromhawthorn Either that or celebrate christmas twice. Once on the 25th and a second time when the advent calendar is empty.
I just bought a bottle of peppermint patty moonshine. The state is allowing them to ship, at least for now. Cool!
@sammydog01 How is that compared to say, Rumpleminze? Or that perennial not-exactly-mint, Jaegermeister?
/image Rumpleminze
@mike808 It’s got chocolate in it too.
@sammydog01 Hmm. Will keep an eye out for it.
Still working on my Bailey’s Chocolate Cherry.
@sammydog01 ooh this looks very interesting, let us know if it’s good